The Southland Tribune; Edition #112
The community-minded Aucklander who's fallen in love with Invercargill/Spotlight on Southland Sport: [Thursday] Edition
The community-minded Aucklander who's fallen in love with Invercargill
Spotlight on Southland Sport: [Thursday] Edition
Today’s poll… Are you planning to watch 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup games?
Out & About… Feast Matariki Mahika Kai Workshops Ki Matariki
The community-minded Aucklander who's fallen in love with Invercargill
“I say to everybody, if I had known about this place when I was single I would have moved down here a long time ago. I love it, and my husband loves it too. We wish we had come down here sooner.” (READ MORE HERE).
Spotlight on Southland Sport: [Thursday] Edition
(Brought to you in partnership with the Bellew & Co real estate team)
Our Spotlight on Sport; Friday Edition is running a day earlier this week because of Matariki. It includes a catchup with the shocked Southland Sharks coach on the back of six straight losses. We shine a light on Southland Division One club rugby final and ask, is talk of the demise of rugby in rural areas off the mark? Plus more. (READ MORE HERE).
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Today’s Poll….
Quick Quiz….
The Beyond 2025 Plan has earmarked what industry as being a potential $1b industry for Southland by 2035?
Name the former Junior Football Fern who has joined The Tribune as a columnist for the FIFA Women’s World Cup?
In what year did Kmart open in Invercargill?
Ack Soper was the first person to play 100 games of rugby for Southland, name his hometown in Southland?
Which popular event will be held in Gore on July 28 & 29?
(SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR ANSWERS)
Out & About…
Feast Matariki Mahika Kai Workshops Ki Matariki - Thursday, July 13
Join the Mahika Kai workshops dedicated to wānanga, as we hear from Mahika Kai experts from across the Ngāi Tahu takiwā, served alongside kai by Chefs Ethan Flack and Haylee Simeon and MC'ed by Hana O'Regan.
Session Times
Mahika Kai for Rangatahi: 12.00pm - 2.30pm
Designed for Rangatahi - including stories and picture-based learning and narrating for children and whānau.
Tickets: Children are free with a paying adult. Adults: $45 each.
Mahika Kai Workshop: 6.00pm - 9.00pm
Hear from Mahika kai experts including:
Dan Tarrant
Steph Leith
Corey Bragg
Tickets: $45 (ticket includes a small snack & alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage)
Co-presented by Eat New Zealand and Ngāi Tahu whānau.
In case you missed it….
Taking aim: Invercargill’s mayor Nobby Clark and a long-serving councillor have taken aim at their Gore and Southland colleagues over what they say is a lack of action around waste minimisation. (READ MORE HERE).
‘Proud Southlander’: The excitement in the lead-up to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup has made Sammy Murrell reflect on her own football experiences and the huge growth of women’s football in Aotearoa within her lifetime. (READ MORE HERE).
Concept designs: Wānaka-based mountain bike trail construction company Dirt Dynamics have come on board to design and build more than 10km of mountain bike and walking tracks on Bluff Hill Motupōhue. (READ MORE HERE).
Quiz Answers….
Aquaculture 2. Sammy Murrell 3. 2019 4. Athol 5. Hokonui Fashion & Design Awards